UPDATED: Robbers kill two policemen in Ondo bank robbery

A group of armed robbers have reportedly killed at least, four persons, including two officers of the Nigeria Police Force during Thursday's bank robbery I'm Ondo state.

The banks, according to eyewitness report, involved the branches of two commercial banks, the First Bank Plc and the Polaris Bank Plc, in Ile Oluji town, the headquarters of Ile Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The eyewitness said,

“On entering into the banks, the robbers started shooting sporadically into the air to scare the people around the area.

“After the operation, it took about 20 minutes that the robbers have left that the teams of armed policemen and soldiers arrived the scene.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident but said the bandits did not steal money at the Polaris Bank.

He said,

“The details is still sketchy about the number of casualties but our men are on ground to restore normalcy in the area. “